Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Afghanistan
0.0609 units per person
in 2025
Eritrea
0.1538 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
6th
Eritrea rank
3rd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.1538 units per person against 0.0609 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0929 units per person.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0364 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.3992 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.3987 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2501 units per person | 0.1753 units per person | 0.0748 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1182 units per person | 0.0886 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0813 units per person | 0.1217 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.1041 units per person | 0.1556 units per person | 0.0516 units per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.1538 units per person against 0.0609 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 0.0929 units per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.